An Oregon man, Gary Harrington, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for of collecting rainwater – he surrendered Wednesday morning to begin serving his sentence.
This is how far gone our country is to a totalitarian state: a man can’t dig a big hole on his property and let rain fill it without going to jail.
Gary Harrington, the Oregon man convicted of collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his rural property surrendered Wednesday morning to begin serving his 30-day, jail sentence in Medford, Ore.
“I’m sacrificing my liberty so we can stand up as a country and stand for our liberty,” Harrington told a small crowd of people gathered outside of the Jackson County (Ore.) Jail.
Several people held signs that showed support for Harrington as he was taken inside the jail.
Harrington was found guilty two weeks ago of breaking a 1925 law for having, what state water managers called “three illegal reservoirs” on his property. He was convicted of nine misdemeanors, sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined over $1500 for collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his property.
The Oregon Water Resources Department, claims that Harrington has been violating the state’s water use law by diverting water from streams running into the Big Butte River.
But Harrington says he is not diverting the state’s water — merely collecting rainwater and snow melt that falls or flows on his own property.
Source: /cnsnews.com
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Jordan Roberts does this surprise you?
Why is the title messed up ?
Unreal
Thats $#%&!@*in dumb $#%&!@*. The law tells me i can’t on my own land its time for revolution. Last time i checked rain was still free so stand up for ur rights and don’t let the so called man bring u down…. $#%&!@*em
Thats odd….I just saw a flyer at my brothers house the other week that was for a rain barrel workshop here in Pa., I’m guessing it’s encouraged here
Unreal……..rain water is a gift from GOD not man …..NOT RIGHT people ……….
The govt. thinks it is God.
But no one is above God. One day they will see.
Most states its illegal to catch rain water why its free n not like wasten it how $#%&!@*d is that u get arrested for collecting rain water they want to charge u for something god provides for free our gov is $#%&!@*d up
I caught the clap once but wasn’t arrested and it was free to a gift from god! Ha ha noobs!!!
Unbelievable!!!!! Crazy!!!!!!